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    Creating Kindness Blog Hop ~ Fun Fold

    Welcome to the Creating Kindness Design Team blog hop and thank you for stopping by here at Mitosu Crafts in the UK with me Jay Soriano The design team with our new addition, Jerim Dickins and our Special Guest Designer this month, Lou Kitzelman of With a Bow on Top have created Fun Fold projects for you to enjoy. As always with the Creating Kindness Blog Hop, you will find a video demonstration of my project, as well as a full list of the blogs in this hop at the end of this post #ckdt #creatingkindness #stampinup The Magical Day set from the 2018 Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue is one of…

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    Creative Circle Blog Hop ~ Easter or Eggstraordinary

    Thank you for stopping by and welcome to the Creative Circle Blog Hop. You are currently at Mitosu Crafts in the UK with me, Jay Soriano. You will find a full list of the Design Team at the end of this post to continue your way around the hop The theme for this month is ‘Easter or Eggstraordinary’. There are a couple of new products in the 2018 Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue which would be great for this hop like You’re Inspiring, Hello Easter and Hold on to Hope stamp set with the co-ordinating Cross of Hope Framelits Dies Youโ€™Re Inspiring Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145808] Hello Easter Photopolymer Stamp…

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    Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC278

    Thanks for stopping by, it’s Jay here with my card idea for Paper Craft Crew’s Card Sketch Challenge #PCC278 I used the FREE exclusive Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Epic Celebrations to create this card for guys. The set contains six awesome stamps, four of which I used on this card including the sentiment. You too can earn the Epic Celebrations Stamp Set for FREE when you place a qualifying order of ยฃ45 (before p&p) from our UK Online Shop – HERE Basic Black Cardbase 14.5cm x 10.5cm I adhered the silver washi tape from Myths & Magic pack on the left and gold embossed the splatters to follow the sketch…

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    Another Beautiful Day Flower Card Coloured with Stampin’ Blends

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK and thanks for stopping by. It’s Jay here with another card idea using the Beautiful Day flower stamp from the Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue coloured with the Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers This card is inspired by the sketch challenge at Global Design Project #GDP122ย which I am entering My card also uses a FREE Level 1 exclusive item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure; the Tutti-Frutti Cards & Envelopes, which you too can earn with a qualifying order of ยฃ45 from our UK Online Shop Stampin’ Blend colours used: Calypso Coral Combo Pack Light Old Olive Light Bermuda Bay Light Pool Party For a visual demonstration of how I…

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    Picture Perfect for Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC277

    Thanks for stopping by and welcome to Mitosu Crafts in the UK with me Jay Soriano. I am back sharing my Design Team card inspiration for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC277. This layout has a lot of layers and ideal for a Valentine’s project with the heart shapes but can be changed for an all occasion card idea For my project, I used products from the Picture Perfect Suite on pages 4 – 5 of the 2018 Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper I also took inspiration from the colour combination of the Picture Perfect Party…

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    Beautiful Day Butterfly Thank You Card with Brusho Crystal

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts and thank you for stopping by. It’s Jay here with a couple of watercolour Thank You cards using Brusho Crystal and the butterfly from Beautiful Day stamp set We’ve had a box of Brushos for sometime now but haven’t used them for a while, it’s great that Stampin’ Up! have included them in the new 2018 Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue! The Brusho Crystal Colour is great for creating easy, quick and fun backgrounds. It is random but can produce different effects from light washes to intense colours depending on how you apply water or how much I used the emboss resist technique for the butterfly…

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    Heart Happiness for Paper Craft Crew Colour Challenge #PCC276

    Hello and welcome to Mitosu Crafts in the UK with me Jay Soriano. It’s Wednesday which means it’s time for a new Paper Craft Crew challenge #PCC276. It’s a colour challenge this week and you must use a minimum of 3 colours from the image below For my DT project today, I used the following Stampin’ Up! colours; Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette, Berry Burst & Basic Gray with the new released Heart Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set from the 2018 Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue I white embossed the heart clusters on Basic Gray card stock and coloured with the Dark Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends Adding a strip of Black card…

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    Perennial Birthday for Kylie Bertucci’s International Blog Highlights

    Thank you for stopping by and welcome to Mitosu Crafts. It’s Jay Soriano here with my entry for Kylie Bertucci’s International Blog Highlights The theme is Favourite Sale-A-Bration or Occasions Catalogue Products and I hope you like my project as you can vote for 5 of your favourites back at Kylie’s blog ~ http://bit.ly/KyliesHighlightsJanuary2018VoteformeHere I have also taken inspiration from Global Design Project #GDP121 colour challenge which I am entering my card as well A current favourite product of mine is the Perennial Birthday. It contains 14 stamps; 6 sentiments and 8 floral designs. There are a couple of multi-occasion sentiments and the floral designs can be used to create backgrounds…

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    Card Making & Papercraft Class In Basingstoke ~ 23rd January 2018

    #createwithmitosu #stampinupuk #inbasingstoke #basingstokecraft Thank you for stopping by. Do you like learning something new, get more creative, crafting in a group of like minded people or playing with Stampin’ Up!ยฎ products? Create with Mitosu and join our Basingstoke Craft Group at our next Card Making and Papercraft class Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Shaftsbury Room 7pm – 9pm Christ Church Chineham Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 8LT All levels of crafters are welcome, 18-80+ The class is ยฃ10 per person and booking is essential. Contact us to book your place in advance to avoid disappointment as there are limited space and we can prepare enough materials for everyone* You will be creating…

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    Stamps from The All Inclusive Lots of Happy Card Kit

    Thanks for stopping by, it’s Jay here and I am sharing a card I created using the stamps from the all inclusive Lots of Happy Card Kit from the Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue  The Lots of Happy Card Kit contains everything you need to create 20 beautiful all occasion cards (4 each of 5 designs) and comes in a lovely box. It has a stamp set of 5 sentiments and 2 floral designs as well as 4 watercolour pencils, 2 of which are exclusive colours to the kit – Flirty Flamingo & Lemon Lime Twist This kit is an ideal gift for any cardmakers level who loves colouring. You…